An emerging epidemic of allergic contact dermatitis due to phytonadione epoxide (oxidised vitamin K1).
Maria-Elena Gatica-OrtegaMaria-Antonia Pastor-NietoGimenez-Arnau Ana MariaPedro Mercader GarcìaEsther Serra-BaldrichVioleta Zaragoza-NinetTatiana Sanz-SánchezAraceli Sánchez GiloDavid PesquéFátima Tous RomeroFrancisco Javier Ortiz-de-FrutosEduardo de la Rosa-FernándezSara Dorta-AlomMarta Elosua-GonzálezRicardo González-PérezJosé Manuel Carrascosa-CarrilloMónica Munera-CamposJuan Francisco Silvestre-SalvadorJavier Miquel-MiquelAntonio de Mateo MinguezLeopoldo BorregoPublished in: Contact dermatitis (2024)
Regulators should, not only ban the specific dangerous cosmetic ingredients, but also consider to ban or keep under close surveillance those closely related products or derivatives that might potentially cause similar harmful effects. PTs with PE are suggested to be performed at a 5% concentration in pet. Higher concentrations (10% pet.) should be tested whenever PTs with 5% pet. PE are negative.